Chapter 39 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 39

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 39.5

स हि देशो नरव्याघ्र प्रशस्तो यज्ञकर्मणि। तस्याश्वचर्या काकुत्स्थ दृढधन्वा महारथः॥ अंशुमानकरोत् तात सगरस्य मते स्थितः।

sa hi deśo naravyāghra praśasto yajñakarmaṇi| tasyāśvacaryā kākutstha dṛḍhadhanvā mahārathaḥ|| aṃśumānakarot tāta sagarasya mate sthitaḥ|

English Meaning

And that country, O best of men, is excellent as a sacrificial ground. And, O Kākutstha, equipped with a powerful bow, that mighty carwarrior, living under Sagara's sway, Ansumat, O child, followed the horse, for the purpose of protecting it.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)